The Ray D'Arcy Show

Actors James Norton and Niamh McCormack join Ray in studio to tell us all about the show that hits your screens on September 25th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taking the crown this year is Mary Igoe from Bonniconlon, Co. Mayo who is in the ICA and has been baking since her teenage years, thanks to the influence of her mother, who had "a household" to bake for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“You’re never too old to rap” — that’s the message from Cork’s Kabin Studio, where grandmothers Sally Crowley and Maureen Cullinane are turning heads with their hip hop performances and proving age is no barrier to creativity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International Best-Seller 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' was written by Heather Morris who is in studio for a really fascinating chat about her life, career and her new book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Build School instructor Cian Corcoran and two of his participants Aileen Crossley and Aaron Kedward join Ray to chat about the amazing Common Knowledge course that takes people with little or no experience of building and takes them on a journey the sees them complete a tiny home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ray D’Arcy Show has championed the author and conservationist Dara McAnulty since he published the “Diary of a Young Naturalist” at the age of 16 while he was a secondary school student! That was back in 2020. Now, his FOURTH book has just been published and I am delighted to say he is joining us todaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are joined by Emma Quirke who is the Captain for Team Ireland at the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2025 and is at the competition in Spain now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ray has sat for Conor Walton today as his subject for a portrait ahead of his planned Culture Night project that will see him paint 18 portraits in just 12 hours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eva Forman and Neil Arthur's lives changed forever when their little girl Nora died from a rare brain tumour at just three years old. They share their story as they thank the incredible charities that supported their family in the darkest of times bringing light and even laughter in amongst the struggle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoe O'Sullivan, National James Dyson Award Winner for 2025 is in studio with her invention that that allows patients to perform lymphatic drainage independently.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.